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Borders Inc


Headquarters location: 100 Phoenix Drive Ann Arbor, MI 48108United States of America Job offers, investor relations: www.bordersgroupinc.com


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« ETHICAL » RATING OF BORDERS , group and subsidiaries
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1
Labor: 1 violation(s) of fundamental labor rights
2
Tax haven, secret bank account, shell companies: operates in 2 offshore financial center(s)
25
Top management: earns 25 times the median income in the United States (32000 US$/year)

Relevance: business & market share

year
business
source
2007Borders is the second-largest bookseller in the United States.Bloomberg
2007Borders operates 567 superstores under the Borders name, including 499 in the United States, 41 in the United Kingdom, 20 in Australia, 3 in Puerto Rico, 2 in New Zealand, 1 in Singapore, and 1 in Ireland.

World locations & Manufacturing

country incentive : address & contact : production type
source
Ireland Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Borders Books Ireland Limited :
Malaysia  Borders Bookstore (M) SDN.BHD :
Singapore Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Borders PTE. Limited :

Borders is managed by

year name
photo position; compensation
source
2007Jones, George L
See the photo of: Jones, George L Chief Executive Officer;
2006Wilhelm, Edward
See the photo of: Wilhelm, Edward Chief Financial Officer; salary: 0.35 million US$; stock-options: 0.46 million US$;

Made by

year
employees
<>
social impact : country
source
2008
-20
Internal restructuring: Borders is to axe an undisclosed number of jobs as it implements "fundamental change". Sources close to the situation said that between 20 and 30 head office jobs would be axed, although it is believed a final number is yet to be decided.: United States of America
2006
16600
2001
ILO violation 87, 98 : Borders prevented the formation of a union in a US bookstore. Some employees were paying for a health insurance but were not covered by it.: United States of America

Financials

year  salesincome source
2006   4.11-0.15   billion US$
2005   4.080.1   billion US$
2004   3.90.13   billion US$

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